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Sumit SinghalSumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

SOHO Hailun Plaza in Shanghai, China by UNStudio

The SOHO Hailun plaza is located at the intersection of two metro lines, providing excellent connections to public transport and therefore a desirable location foroffice and retail. The general massing of the project consists of a 33 storey high tower and a series of smaller mixed-use pavilions.

Placed as objects in the flow of commuters, the buildings organiseoutdoor spaces of different scales and provide a platform for a variety of urban activities. The facade design emphasises the buildings as singular objects.The curved geometry of the buildings,with strong vertical lines, anchors the buildings within the city. The faceted and colored texture of the facades will provide achanging appearance when approached from different directions,addingto the dynamics of this Shanghai location.